Tokyo Film Festival To Open With Kazuya Shiraishi’s ‘11 Rebels’; Close With ‘Marcello Mio’
deadline.comThis year’s Tokyo International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of 11 Rebels, directed by Japan’s Kazuya Shiraishi, and close with French-Italian comedy Marcello Mio, directed by Christophe Honoré.
Starring Takayuki Yamada and Taiga Nakano, 11 Rebels is a period action film based on a forgotten script by late screenwriter Kasahara Kazuo, known for his work on series including Japanese Yakuza (1964-1971) and Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1973-1974).
Scheduled for Japanese release on November 1, the Toei production follows an 11-member suicide squad taking on a fortress-defence mission against the backdrop of one of the fiercest wars in Japanese history.
The film was a participating project at last year’s Tokyo Gap Financing Market and has already secured North American and German distribution.
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